BeaverDam is a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
in
York County, New Brunswick
York County (2016 population 99,411) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by ...
.
New Brunswick Route 101 runs through BeaverDam.
Population
Currently, BeaverDam is a parish of
New Maryland, New Brunswick
New Maryland is a suburban bedroom village of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101. As of 2021, the population was 4,153, which means it is large enough to become a ...
, and the population consists of 2,805 people.
History
BeaverDam was settled in 1830 on the South Branch of the Rusagonis Stream.
The site was established as a farming community in 1866, with a population of 100; this community included six different families. One notable family was the O'leary's who settled in the mid 1800's with descendants still living there today.
The first post office was put up in 1898 as well.
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, BeaverDam was originally built in 1840 in
New Maryland, New Brunswick
New Maryland is a suburban bedroom village of Fredericton in central New Brunswick, Canada; located directly south of Fredericton, south of Route 2 and Route 101. As of 2021, the population was 4,153, which means it is large enough to become a ...
, was later moved to
Rusagonis, New Brunswick
Rusagonis-Waasis (2001 population: 748) was Canadian local service district in Lincoln Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, which bore the name of two communities within the local service district, Rusagonis and Waasis. Early references use a ...
, and then to its final resting place of BeaverDam, New Brunswick where it was later taken down on April 5, 2015.
Notable people
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...
References
Communities in York County, New Brunswick
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